I just got that cool painting pad for pc as a birthday-present and started messing around with it. I'll share my first steps of digital painting here with you all :D. It's not finished, but I thougt I might get some comments and critcs on it though, so I could change some things while finishing it:
(http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a147/kaio89/indy2.jpg)
It took maybe 3 hours of work... As I said, I'm a complete noob, I just got this pad unwrapped for a few hours. It's been done with photoshop, of course. What do you think?
I'd say for a complete n00b you're doing way better than I ever could! ;)
What you've completed thus far is a very good rendition of Harrison Ford as played by Indiana Jones.
The only critiquing I have is that the dirt smudge on his left (the right) cheek seems to stand out a lot...maybe you could soften that a bit. And also the hair directly beneath his lip seems less like chin hair and more like...a horrible disfiguring scab.
Other than that great work!
Quote from: monkey_05_06 on Sun 11/01/2009 16:38:12
Harrison Ford as played by Indiana Jones.
Wait ... what? :)
Good work Kaioshin, I'm curious about the endproduct!
Keep going. I really like your color usage and shading so far!
thanks for the comments! I found a bit time to continue it this afternoon:
(http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a147/kaio89/indy-4.png)
He looked a bit fat...I tried to lenghten his chin a bit. And added the other eye of course.
Quote from: Miez on Sun 11/01/2009 17:53:14
Quote from: monkey_05_06 on Sun 11/01/2009 16:38:12
Harrison Ford as played by Indiana Jones.
Wait ... what? :)
xD
Quote from: Miez on Sun 11/01/2009 17:53:14Quote from: monkey_05_06 on Sun 11/01/2009 16:38:12Harrison Ford as played by Indiana Jones.
Wait ... what? :)
Yes, and? :P
I still hold by what I said. ;D
Another quick edit. I did alot detail-stuff, which isn't so noticeable on the first glance. I also found another source for the fedora, the Fate of Atlantis comic cover, which used the same photograph as I do.
(http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a147/kaio89/indywip.png)
But Kaio, you must notice that the Fedora in that reference is completelly "miss-sized" (Is that a world, actually?) I hope you undertand what I mean... It' s way too big.
Hey Nacho, thanks for the advice. I'll try to find another reference for scale... But as a lighting reference, the comic cover might do it's job. It's a shame that the fedora is "cut-off" from the original photo :P.
edit: just found something that should solve my problem :D
http://manicdote.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/indiana_jones_and_the_temple_of_doom_ver3.jpg
edit²: a quick update:
(http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a147/kaio89/indyg.png)
If I squint a little bit I'd swear to god that's a photo, so you must be doing something right. Fantastic work! *seethes with jealousy*
Looks great. Also looks like you have your own style, as to be not exactly like the image, or the other poster art. Would look great in a poster for one of these fan games.
Keith
ps. What's your technique, I have a graphics tablet but haven't really used it for painting.
Thank you all for your encouraging words!
Quote from: Uhfgood on Mon 12/01/2009 22:15:24
Looks great. Also looks like you have your own style, as to be not exactly like the image, or the other poster art. Would look great in a poster for one of these fan games.
Keith
ps. What's your technique, I have a graphics tablet but haven't really used it for painting.
Good thing, I'm already part of a Indiana Jones fangame and it's supposed to be used for a poster :D. I don't realy know what my technique is, this is my very first attempt of using a graphics tablet so I just can't tell. I just take the pen and draw with photoshop... changin the colors and the brushes and the pressure of the pen on the tablet... I have no "secret" or something like that.^^
Kaio
kaio you're forcing me very rapidly to become of the opinion that the original source picture you're using is in fact the only picture ever taken of Harrison Ford (as depicted by Indy :P).
To me, the hair immediately below his lip still seems off...I think it's something about the harshness of the line between that and the rest of his beard. I see it clearly in the source picture, but in yours something just really draws my eye to it.
And seriously I'd love to see who you think is actually good at this considering you're such a n00b.
Okay, I'm almost finished, I guess. Maybe some finishing touches (like more stubbles) and the shirt collar.
(http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a147/kaio89/indyh.png)
His hat seems a little too far to the right but other then that it's fantastic.
Quote from: Crazy on Tue 13/01/2009 12:46:24
His hat seems a little too far to the right but other then that it's fantastic.
Yep, I was about to say the same, but for the rest: awesome job!
;) mhhh, I justed stayed at this picture:
(http://manicdote.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/indiana_jones_and_the_temple_of_doom_ver3.jpg)
His fedora seems to be a little bit too far on the right. Maybe I'll fix that ;).
The bridge of his nose seems to be too wide, whereas his right eye seems to be too short. Swaparooski and see what that looks like. Or not. But this is really good stuff.
This is a great piece of work, kaioshin. My only criticism would be that the indentation on the left side of the hat looks strange - sort of swirly shaped. The problem is to some degree also present in the poster that you're using for reference (and is - perhaps - in part an illusion due to the unclear light sources of the drawing). Though the very hard and highlighted bottom crease in your version makes it stand out more.
I think you'd be better off working from a real photo than the poster. Even if the light angle is different from your original reference, it gives a much a clearer impression of how simple the shape of the fedora really is. Keep in mind that the indentations (top crease and sides) aren't actually tailored, just pressed into shape. The hat itself is bowl shaped, the indentations appear where you naturally hold your fingers when you put it on:
(http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/05_01/IndianaJones1L_468x663.jpg)
Nice work, kaio. But I second what GarageGothic said about the hat. It looks weird on the poster and therefore it looks weird in your work.
thanks GarageGothic! Now you mention it, it realy looks kinda wierd. I'll try my best making it look better :).
Looks great. It's definitely Indy!
Which is good, because if it looked like Andrew Edmark I'd be most dissapointed.
:P
On the other hand, you should change a bit the shape of his right eye (The "left" one, from our point of view). Compare it with the reference and see that your has more rounded shape. Indy looks younger. Do the test. Cover his right side of the face with a paper and look. He looks more like Shia Lebeouf. Do the same covering the left side. Harrison Ford now. Do the same guy in both sides of the face! :)
If it looked like me it would only be an improvement!
My two cents to the crit:
The beard hair seems a bit too smooth. You seem to follow the chinline a lot, making longer hair that is following the chinline. Mybe add a few straws sticking out.
I think you've got a little too much shading in his left eye. It makes it look as if it is further back in his head than it should be. Compare the photo and you'll see the shading here is not as dark as yours and the shaded area is not as wide.
Just wanted to let you know, that I fnished him the last few days:
(http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a147/kaio89/Indy-5.png)
AWSOME! :D i made a The Darkness fan art, well, it was almost good, but i'm a 13 years old boy ;D It's pretty good!
excellent work. how many hours all up?
I'd love to see a tutorial. have you done any other work?
Thanks :).
Uhhhm, maybe 7-8 hours, but I realy didn't count. I had a 4 week-break since the last time I worked on this, which makes counting the hours even more difficult.
This is my first photoshop-art at all, so there's nothing else to show you. But I'll certainly do some stuff in the future, since this is work for a whole poster of the fangame I'm working on.
Maybe I'll do somekind of tutorial later, when I know more excactly what I'm doing xD. But I got the "history" of the pic on my pc, since I worked with different layers in photoshop. If enyone would like to see it, I could upload something like this.
Impressive!
I wish I had a tablet - I've been looking at the Wacom Cintiq 12WX but it's too pricey right now... Maybe down the line I could afford it. What tablet did you use to make this pic?
Anyway, back to the point, I think you've put some effort into this pic and it shows.
I use the Wacom Bamboo. It's said to be a beginners-pad, but I'm 100 % happy with it. It's also one of the cheapest, I think.
The bamboo ? Hm I would have overlooked that as a budget crap option but seeing what you have done here... I am seriously reconsidering that perspective. Thanks :)
Nice pic. Really really quality. Looks 'painterly'. One crit, the ridge of the hat is off centre.
Don't dismiss the Bamboo, but if you do get one, I wouldn't recommend getting the really cheap vers. Get the Bamboo fun. It's more geared towards digital painting than the lower models.
Thanks again forum :)
I had a slight issue with the hat too, but given all the hatty criticism already delivered and the fact the author said "I've finished" I kept it... well... under my hat...
*ba-bum-crash*
Nice